1940s dior

After writing my post about the Utility Clothing Scheme, I thought I’d write about the next thing chronologically that shifted fashion: Dior’s New Look. Launched in 1947, the ‘New…

Classics are real icons of the fashion world. Revolutionary looks that changed the whole industry, most of them still recognizable in today's street wear. As promised: The new Look Christian Dior studied Political sciences and had a passion for architecture. After several years of designing for some of the most prestigious houses in Paris, he founded his own Maison Dior in 1946. During the war, fashion stood still for almost five years. Womenswear was dictated by green uniforms and unadorned…

1948 Dior

Christian Dior 1947 Corolle Collection Collezione sofisticata e opulenta, speranza e voglia di un ritorno al passato.

Christian Dior, Late 1940's - Dior's late 1940's dressed marked the beginning of his "new look" line, representing a radical change in women's fashion

Iconic photographer Mark Shaw documented the ultra-exclusive Parisian fashion world, focusing on Paris’s long-standing top couturier Christi...

To fête Christian Dior's birthday today, we're taking a look back at the iconic designer's best moments from the decade he made his own with the help of the iconic New Look.

A 1955 'edition' of Christian Dior's 1947 bar suit worn by Dior house model Renee Barton, photo taken by Willy Maywald probably in spring 1957The above image appears in almost all fashion history books as an example of Dior’s spring 1947 debut collection – the collection U.S. Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow said had such a “New Look.” The image was taken by German fashion photographer Willy Maywald, but the image was not taken in 1947. This image was most likely taken in spring 1957 to…

Little is know about Nina Leen, the Russian born photographer that emigrated to the United States, and whose photos graced over 50 Life magazine covers. What is known is that she studied painting in Berlin, and that she also lived in Italy and Switzerland--but when she died in 1995, there wasn't even anybody who knew her exact age.

LAURA on Instagram: “Theo Graham wearing the fabulous Junon gown for Harper's Bazaar magazine 1950 . Picture by Richard Avedon #style #fashion #glamour #couture…”